Tariq Trotter

Birthday: Oct 03, 1971

Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group, The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.

Known for

Get on Up (2014)

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Pee Wee Ellis

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)

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Self

Brotherly Love (2015)

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Barbershop Patron

Yelling To The Sky (2011)

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Roland

Night Catches Us (2010)

4.6

Bostic Washington

On the Inside (2011)

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Tom Bogotus

Stealing Cars (2016)

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Lionel McWorthers

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)

Self

As an actor

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)

Self

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)

Self

Stealing Cars (2016)

Lionel McWorthers

Brotherly Love (2015)

Barbershop Patron

Get on Up (2014)

Pee Wee Ellis

On the Inside (2011)

Tom Bogotus

Yelling To The Sky (2011)

Roland

Night Catches Us (2010)

Bostic Washington

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